If Zheng Sen was given another chance to start over, he would definitely fight to admonish Liu Jian desperately, and he would never let the brothers fall into the current situation.

But if Ruan Fulan is given another chance to come back, he will definitely accept it when he sees it, and he will definitely not dare to be overconfident that the more than 30,000 men and horses in the future will be able to swallow more than 20,000 Han troops.

It was not an encirclement, nor was it a great opportunity for annihilation, they were just embarrassed by the Han fleet and deceived by the Han army guarding the hill alone.

That's just an illusion.

The ground was damp and slippery, half mud and half blood.

Nguyen Phuc Lan's war horse tripped over the corpse of a soldier of the Nguyen family, his hooves slippered, and the mud splashed, almost throwing him off his horse.

Thankfully, the majestic Arabian horse managed to stay stable, otherwise he might not have been able to escape.

A battle of encirclement and annihilation, which he confidently believed, lasted less than half a day, and as a result, they rushed seven or eight rounds in a row, but they did not attack the mountain. On the contrary, in front of thistles, barbed wire, trenches, platoon guns, and artillery, they suffered heavy casualties.

In particular, the war elephants that he attaches great importance to are almost useless, the first time he took the lead in the charge, before he got close to the barbed wire, there were already many elephant hooves pierced by thistles, the speed slowed down, and then by the Han army's platoon guns and artillery, the hit directly fell a large piece, and the rest all fled back uncontrollably, but knocked down the cavalry behind and injured countless people, many cavalry fell off their horses, and even died tragically by the war elephants.

After the failure of the first wave of charges, Nguyen Phuc Lan and the generals launched several more charges, but each time they became weaker and weaker. After barely breaking through three barbed wires, he was finally stopped in front of the seemingly shallow trench.

But the Han army's musket shells were too dense, and lead bullets rained down, especially since they still had hundreds of artillery pieces and fired terrifying explosive shells. The cannonballs were like long eyes, and they were specially fired at the densest part of the charging team, especially their explosive shells and very accurate explosion fuses, and the explosion time was controlled very accurately, so accurate that Nguyen Phuc Lan's Portuguese mercenary advisers were amazed.

The Nguyen army launched eight rounds of attacks.

And then, then there was no ninth charge.

Courage inspired by previous victories on the river and high rewards. Now that it had all subsided, the Nguyen army had finally come to terms with the reality that the seemingly small hill was far more fortified than a fortified city. They have repelled the Zheng army in the north again and again, and have also broken through the cities of the Zhancheng State in the south again and again, and they can even use fire to burn most of the Han fleet that cannot enter the Xianghe River, but they can't do anything about the Han army on this mountain.

When Ruan Fulan rode his horse and galloped in front of the battle again, he raised his sword to the disgraced soldiers and shouted: "Kill all the Han dogs", but there was no such response. After an awkward silence. Someone suddenly shouted in the military formation, "We can't break through the defenses of the Han army, and if we attack again, we will commit suicide!" ”

Nguyen Phuc Lan wanted to find out this guy who was confusing the army, but before he could find the man, more objections sounded, and then, the high military horn sounded on the hillside, high-pitched and long.

Without waiting for the ninth offensive of the Nguyen army. The Han army finally took the initiative to counterattack.

The sound of the trumpet was mixed with the sound of horses' hooves, and the hooves became louder and louder.

Withstood the Nguyen army eight times in a row. Zhao Kang did not release the five thousand cavalry he had left as a reserve. The Ruan army thought that under their eight attacks, the Han army only fought desperately to hold on, but in fact, they didn't know that the people who resisted their eight attacks were only more than 18,000 people, and the 5,000 Jurchen cavalry troops had always led their horses to sit next to the artillery array to recuperate.

They even have kung fu in the midst of the intense gunfire. I cooked myself a lunch, white rice with pickles and canned beef. After eating, they even boiled milk tea with milk powder, tea leaves and sugar, and then fed their war horses fodder.

The rest of the time was spent taking a nap and watching the skillful operation of the friendly artillery troops.

Just when these Jurchen cavalry were complaining about the weakness of the attack of the Southern Barbarians. Zhao Kang finally saw that the Ruan army had indeed lost its morale and was weak.

He keenly grasped this fighter, and sure enough, he ordered the cavalry to mount and counterattack.

A group of Jurchen cavalrymen who had eaten and drunk and took a nap finally jumped on their horses with satisfaction.

The commander of the cavalry co-ordination raised his double-edged battle axe and shouted: "Long live the emperor!" ”

The crowd shouted in response.

The 5,000 cavalry divided into three formations and attacked simultaneously from three directions, crossing the battlefield that had been paved with corpses during the Nguyen army's eight attacks, and the cavalry formed a wedge-shaped battle formation and galloped out.

They roared with swords and fire, and their hooves of iron and spears and greatswords fused with fire.

The Jurchen cavalry swooped down from the hillside, and it was another blow to recuperate, like a tiger descending from a mountain, a hungry tiger pounced on a sheep. Once, the Jurchen cavalry was known as the Eight Banners Force, known as the Jurchen less than 10,000, and 10,000 invincible. They once swept away the pass, conquered Mongolia, and even broke through the pass several times and hit the city of Beijing.

It was only later that they met a fateful opponent and were defeated again and again by the Holy Emperor, and finally they surrendered to the Han Emperor and fought for the Han Emperor. They began to be armed with muskets, armed with artillery, and many times they no longer needed to gallop around as before, and their enemies could not stop the attack of their artillery salvo muskets.

Now, they can finally swing their swords and horses again.

At this moment, many Jurchen cavalry even suddenly felt extremely excited, as if they had just woken up from a big dream. This kind of exhilaration, they couldn't help but roar.

A Jurchen cavalryman lowered his spear when he was about to see the hairs on the southern barbarian's face.

The flag gun, which also had a triangular red flag on the head, directly pierced the panicked Nanban's chest, and the Jurchen knight roared excitedly and lifted the man off the ground.

The flag gun could not withstand this force, and the middle of the barrel broke.

The knight threw away half of the barrel of his gun, and instead of taking his cavalry flintlock musket, he pulled out his double-edged battle axe.

A double-edged battle axe made of high-quality steel, it is not light or heavy, but it is extremely sharp.

In this cavalry battle, the knight didn't need a musket, he only needed the familiar battle axe, and he wanted to enjoy the thrill of the battle axe splitting the bodies of those fleeing southern barbarians.

He quickly zeroed on another target, a Nanban pikeman with a bronze helmet on his head. I'm running away in a panic.

The Jurchen knight clamped the horse's belly, and the war horse accelerated and rushed over with comprehension, and the knight raised his arm, and with all his strength and the inertia of the war horse, he slashed towards the bronze helmet.

The impact of the steel double-edged battle axe and the brass helmet made his arms tingle, but the paralysis gave him a familiar sense of exhilaration.

The tomahawk did not fail him. directly split the bronze helmet in two, and even the head under the unlucky guy's helmet was split.

"Frontal battlefield, two kills, haha, two generous bounties will be credited." The knight thought to himself, with a cheerful expression on his face, and then without looking at the messenger ghost who had fallen into the mud, continued to charge on his horse.

The Jurchen Legion lived on the spoils of war, and the entire legion was like a big company. Every Jurchen warrior is a shareholder of the company. They fought to grab the spoils of war, and then after paying for various expenses, they converted the proceeds into a final distribution to everyone. After the war, they will also evaluate their military merits and record their achievements, and if they have more military achievements, they will naturally be able to get more rewards.

But now they are like the Han army. and no longer cut off the head as a basis, and the battle exploits are not all based on beheading.

A stray bullet slammed into the knight. Lead shot into his arm, and the pain was severe. The knight lowered his body, crouched on his horse, and then turned his head to look at the bullet in the eye, where his shoulder armor had been dented by lead bullets, and where his arm must have been bruised. But fortunately, the shoulder armor was not worn, and it was just a minor problem. He couldn't help but be very satisfied with his meritorious steel shoulder armor.

The Jurchen Legion provided armor and weapons, but the ones provided were all standard versions, such as a set of cotton armor for infantry and a set of leather armor for cavalry. But since it's a mercenary. Then everyone is also responsible for their own lives, and if they have money in their hands, they will buy some armor privately. For example, if you have the money, you can also order some private armor from Jiangnan Manufacturing Company.

The generals of the Jianzhou Legion all had a set of knightly plate armor that was both shiny and strong. But that shiny plate armor was very expensive, forged and die-cast from stainless steel, which was strong and lightweight, but it was by no means cheap. The average general will order a half-body armor, which has strong protection for the upper body, is lighter, and of course much cheaper.

But even the half-length armor is a bit extravagant for this knight. Like many of his companions, he wears silk underwear when fighting, which can protect against arrows and lead bullets, and has some effect. Then on the outside is leather armor, and on the outside is a rope armor. Then they will buy some plate armor parts, such as shoulder pads, bracer guards, shin guards, heart goggles, etc. These bulk parts are much cheaper, but they also provide them with a lot of extra protection.

Just like now, the stainless steel shoulder pads successfully blocked the lead bullet, which made the knight feel that it was indeed produced by Jiangnan Manufacturing Factory, and the quality was trustworthy. When you get the bounty after this battle, you must buy another cuirass.

The Southern Barbarians also tried to intercept the Jurchen cavalry, but the interception cavalry they barely managed to muster was too far from the Jurchen cavalry.

The Ruan family's horse army, which was already ordinary, had been fighting for a long time, and they were already tired and tired, and now they were even more demoralized, and the Jurchen cavalry, whose morale was like a macro, as soon as they clashed, they were like ice and snow meeting charcoal, and they quickly melted.

The knight saw his company commander, the big man riding his larger horse, leaping past him like the wind.

The company commander is wearing a knight's plate armor, although this guy is only a company commander, he has killed countless people and made many meritorious deeds. If it weren't for the fact that this guy had extremely poor military discipline and often violated battlefield discipline, it would have been enough to be promoted to battalion commander. However, although he couldn't be promoted, the reward was still a lot every time, and he used the reward to buy a set of full-body knight plate armor that generals were willing to buy.

Wearing this plate armor, the whole person is like a steel shell, more than forty pounds of full-body deck armor, that is, a guy like him is not too heavy.

The weapon he wielded was a two-handed broadsword, heavy yet sharp.

The company commander rode his horse and galloped through, like a reaper of death, where the sword passed, his hand was broken, his shield was shattered, and sometimes he did not even let go of the enemy's war horse, and sometimes he directly cut off the horse's head.

It's a horrible guy.

With his appearance, the southern barbarian in front ran faster, and the knight secretly complained that the company commander had robbed him of his meritorious opportunity, while urging the war horse to speed up the pursuit.

The Nguyen army was routed and scattered and fled.

The mud hindered the escape of many Ruan troops, and they were caught up by the Jurchen cavalry, chopping melons and vegetables in one meal, leaving countless corpses.

"Kill Hue!"

Someone was shouting.

So more people are responding.

"Long live the Empire, long live the Emperor!"

There are also people shouting about the nine-headed bird martial arts, I really don't know who taught these guys to shout nonsense, the nine-headed bird is mighty, but only the Imperial Army that fights the nine-headed bird can shout, if those nine-headed birds hear it, maybe they will scold them for making staffs, selling swords and scattering coins.

But at this time, everyone's mood is really high, and they are not willing to stop at all.

On the hillside position, Zheng Sen and the soldiers in the company sat on the ground, panting heavily, in fact, they were also very hard in the half day just now. The barrels were all red, and everyone fired a bunch of bullets.

"Ma's staff, those Jurchen cavalry are on top, they are actually going to chase down Hue City!"

"Scatter coins."

Zheng Sen wiped the sweat from his forehead and raised his eyes, and sure enough, the Jurchen cavalry became more and more energetic, and they were already very close to the fortress outside Hue City. If they don't stop, they will rush into range of the Fort of Hue Citadel.

But the Nguyen army is not having a good time now, more than 30,000 Nguyen troops are completely dispersed, and only a small part of the people and horses are still gathered together, and they are desperately fleeing to Hue City. Without asking, it can be known that the group must be a senior general of the Ruan army, and it is even possible that Ruan Fulan is inside.

The Ruan army was desperately picking, the Jurchen cavalry was desperately chasing, the two soldiers and horses were chasing and fleeing, chasing after each other, they were already connected, and they couldn't tell each other apart at all.

Zheng Sen's eyes couldn't help but light up, Ma's staff really had a chance.

On the top of the slope not far away, Zhao Kang and other generals also held a clairvoyant mirror and looked at the battlefield.

Several Jurchen generals smiled at Zhao Kang with some embarrassment, those coin-shaving men have now broken away from the pre-planned plan before the battle, and they are all going to chase into Hue City.

"We immediately ordered them to withdraw their troops and retreat."

Zhao Kang shook his head, "I can't withdraw anymore." ”

The Jurchen cavalry, at this time, it is estimated that ten cows will not be able to pull it back, they are not the Imperial Army, but a group of Jurchen mercenaries who are robbing everywhere.

"But it doesn't have to be withdrawn, the defeated soldiers of the Ruan family are tightly bitten by them, maybe there is a real chance to break into the city in one fell swoop." Zhao Kang also saw the defeated team of the Ruan family that was heavily protected and fled in front of them, and it must be an important person in the Ruan family. Unless Hue City does not let them into the city, otherwise, as soon as the city is opened, the Jurchen cavalry may also rush in.

At this moment, he rode from the bottom of the mountain.

"General Zhao, the military order has arrived, please lead your troops to retreat to the beach immediately."

The faces of all the generals couldn't help but change.

Zhao Kang asked, "Whose military order?" ”

"The Governor's military order." Come humanely.

All the generals and colonels looked at Zhao Kang, now is a great opportunity, and retreating at this time is inevitably unwilling.

Zhao Kang took a deep breath, and then said, "You go back and turn to the governor, the general will not be able to obey his military orders, now, I am the supreme commander of the battlefield, and I am responsible for the entire battlefield situation." I don't think it's time to retreat, it's to attack. ”

The herald was dumbfounded, and the battlefield was openly disobedient?

But, what can he do?

Zhao Kang no longer paid attention to the heralds, but said loudly to the generals around him, "Everyone, do you dare to go down the mountain with the generals, attack Hue, be ashamed of the snow, and raise the prestige of our army!" ”

"I am willing to follow the general to share the shame of the past and raise the prestige of our army!" The generals and colonels responded in unison.

"Hahaha, okay, blow the trumpet, all with the general, kill into Hue!" (To be continued.) )